The Liberal Democrats will make a pre-Budget demand for a tax raid on the pensions of middle-class professionals.

There was chaos at Buckingham Palace this morning after the Queen was informed that all her bank accounts at Coutts & Co, a wholly owned subsidary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, have been frozen in retaliation for the divestiture of Fred Goodwin. In a tersely worded letter posted on the railings at Buckingham Palace, the bank informed Her Majesty that due to a complete breakdown of trust i...

I got a reply to my Freedom of Information request about stamp duty relief for first time buyers. I asked… How much has HMRC spent in finding out if someone has previously bought a house or flat in the UK. How much has HMRC spent in finding out if someone has previously bought a house

Drugs policy is back in the headlines once again, and, this time, those of us who favour drug policy reform were in for some light relief. But this time, you can get involved in this issue too.

Middle income earners could be shielded from Coalition cuts to child benefit but the payments will still be stopped for those with the highest salaries, ministers indicated yesterday.

In a way it came as a relief to Marion Polhill to find out that her breast implants had been made by the scandal-hit manufacturer PIP.

Who could ever forget the statements made by John Rocker, ex-Atlanta Braves relief pitcher, about taking the subway to Shea Stadium? Although he is irrelevant now, for New Yorkers at least the name John Rocker will still conjure up memories of a time from the not-so-distant past. Who and what was/is John Rocker? In a book that has as own of it's goals a clarification of who and what John Rock...

Treasury to grant relief on capital gains or income tax to support philanthropy after a US scheme resulted in many donations of important works

Yesterday's housing strategy offered a mortgage guarantee for first-time buyers of new properties, one of the few new announcements in a document largely consisting of re-hashed policy. At best, the mortgage guarantee helps to provide a boost to house builders and welcome relief for some credit-worthy borrowers who simply can't build up a sufficient deposit. At worst, it encourages risky...

Don’t expect the euphoria over a new Italian government to last long. There is no need to share it. The markets  enjoyed a relief rally on news of a new government forming in Italy. The European establishment is behind Mr Monti, so we should expect the ECB and the spin machine to try to engineer